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<h1>What do the units mean?</h1>
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DC++ has always measured file sizes and speeds with the understanding
that 1024 of something make the next unit up. Using SI prefixes,
kilo means 1000, so one kilobyte should imply 1000 bytes. In
popular usage, one kilobyte nearly always means 1024 bytes, which means
that "kilo" has multiple definitions depending on context. The
International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC) created new prefixes to remove the ambiguity, so kilo
could always mean 1000 (and so on). In v0.402, DC++ adopted these
prefixes.
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      <td style="font-weight: bold;">New Prefix</td>
      <td style="font-weight: bold;">Factor</td>
      <td style="font-weight: bold;">Old Prefix</td>
      <td style="font-weight: bold;">Factor</td>
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      <td>kibi-</td>
      <td>2<sup>10</sup></td>
      <td>kilo-</td>
      <td>10<sup>3</sup></td>
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      <td>mebi-</td>
      <td>2<sup>20</sup></td>
      <td>mega-</td>
      <td>10<sup>6</sup></td>
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      <td>gibi-</td>
      <td>2<sup>30</sup></td>
      <td>giga-</td>
      <td>10<sup>9</sup></td>
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      <td>tebi-</td>
      <td>2<sup>40</sup></td>
      <td>tera-</td>
      <td>10<sup>12</sup></td>
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      <td>pebi-</td>
      <td>2<sup>50</sup></td>
      <td>peta-</td>
      <td>10<sup>15</sup></td>
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<p>
For more information about the binary units see the <a href="http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/binary.html" target="_blank" class="external">National Institute of Standards and Technology</a>.
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